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Originally Posted by Gilda
The objection here would be . . . ? This phrase means to use an accurate label or name for something, or be precise with language for the purpose of clarity, with the particular example being a specific type of shovel, one with a pointed digging blade. In other words, don't get fancy and call a spade a digging implement if you mean spade. Call a spade a spade.
Who could possibly get upset about, to paraphrase, calling a shovel a shovel?
Gilda
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The same people who would get upset over the use of niggardly and assume the word has anything to do with race.
What I never quite understood about this story was why were those offended by the use of this word so quick to assume the person using it wanted to utter a racial slur. You would think they would realize they just heard a word that sounds something like a racial slur but give him the benefit of the doubt until they know the meaning. I mean, in the context the word was used, did they really think he intended to use a racial slur working for the government of a city that is over 90% black?